Russian trade with Tanzania in 2015
May 02, 2016
by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
The Report on Russia’s foreign trade in goods with Tanzania in 2015: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia’s Trade with Tanzania
In 2015, Russia’s trade with Tanzania was $138,809,510, down 10.05% ($15,508,247) from 2014.
Russia’s exports to Tanzania in 2015 were $91,416,540, down 12.05% ($12,529,400) from 2014.
Russia’s imports from Tanzania in 2015 were $47,392,970, down 5.91% ($2,978,847) from 2014.
Russia’s trade surplus with Tanzania in 2015 was $44,023,570, a 17.83% decrease ($9,550,553) over 2014.
Tanzania was Russia’s 106th largest trading partner in 2015 (down from 105th in 2014), accounting for 0.0264% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0197% in 2014).
Tanzania was Russia’s 101st largest export market in 2015 (down from 96th in 2014), accounting for 0.0266% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0209% in 2014).
Tanzania was Russia’s 94th largest supplier in 2015 (down from 92nd in 2014), accounting for 0.0259% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0176% in 2014).
Russia’s Exports to Tanzania
The major share of Russian exports to Tanzania in 2015 (and in 2014) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 74.31% of Russia’s total exports to Tanzania (84.97% in 2014);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 7.84% of Russia’s total exports to Tanzania (5.27% in 2014);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 5.95% of Russia’s total exports to Tanzania (0.25% in 2014);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 5.06% of Russia’s total exports to Tanzania (4.26% in 2014);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 3.82% of Russia’s total exports to Tanzania (0.77% in 2014);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 2.80% of Russia’s total exports to Tanzania (4.35% in 2014).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Tanzania in 2015 over 2014 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $3,859,725;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $2,412,764;
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $2,298,453;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $1,237,425;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $615,300.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Tanzania in 2015 over 2014 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $19,973,071;
- Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - a decrease of $1,358,100;
- Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes (HS code 28) - a decrease of $615,305;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $612,182;
- Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - a decrease of $591,724;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $345,726.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2015, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2014, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2015 over 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 0 | 0.00 | 591,724 | -100.00 |
| 10 | Cereals | 66,724,569 | 72.99 | 86,697,640 | -23.04 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 48,504 | 0.05 | 0 | ∞ |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 1,162,911 | 1.27 | 1,036,242 | 12.22 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 654,500 | 0.72 | 2,012,600 | -67.48 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 1,900,610 | 2.08 | 2,512,792 | -24.36 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 96,018 | 0.11 | 711,323 | -86.50 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 7,058,942 | 7.72 | 4,760,489 | 48.28 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 0 | 0.00 | 2,063 | -100.00 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 13,004 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 23 | 0.00 | 20 | 15.00 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 155,333 | 0.17 | 0 | ∞ |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 4,468,023 | 4.89 | 4,428,264 | 0.90 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 2,430 | 0.00 | 18 | 13,400.00 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 2,160 | 0.00 | 1,023 | 111.14 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 174,652 | 0.19 | 79,016 | 121.03 |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 1,323 | 0.00 | 245 | 440.00 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 0 | 0.00 | 49,850 | -100.00 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 373 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 24,780 | 0.03 | 0 | ∞ |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 1,237,425 | 1.35 | 0 | ∞ |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 3,567 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 4,115,790 | 4.50 | 256,065 | 1,507.32 |
| 81 | Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | 81,444 | 0.09 | 0 | ∞ |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 384 | 0.00 | 746 | -48.53 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 0 | 0.00 | 109 | -100.00 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 401,325 | 0.44 | 747,051 | -46.28 |
| 85 | Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles | 38,809 | 0.04 | 29,179 | 33.00 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 2,416,800 | 2.64 | 4,036 | 59,781.07 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 632,328 | 0.69 | 17,028 | 3,613.46 |
| 94 | Furniture; bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings, not elsewhere specified or included; illuminated sign illuminated nameplates and the like; prefabricated buildings | 352 | 0.00 | 875 | -59.77 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 7,521 | -100.00 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 161 | 0.00 | 21 | 666.67 |
Russia’s Imports from Tanzania
The major share of Russian imports from Tanzania in 2015 (and in 2014) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 99.95% of Russia’s total imports from Tanzania (99.89% in 2014).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Tanzania in 2015 over 2014 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - an increase of $1,183,626;
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $210,556.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Tanzania in 2015 over 2014 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - a decrease of $4,136,312.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2015, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in 2014, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2015 over 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Live animals | 11,039 | 0.02 | 17,295 | -36.17 |
| 06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 23,105 | 0.05 | 24,295 | -4.90 |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 1,652 | 0.00 | 86,319 | -98.09 |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 623,606 | 1.32 | 413,050 | 50.98 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 11,315,406 | 23.88 | 10,131,780 | 11.68 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 1,945,234 | 4.10 | 2,060,252 | -5.58 |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 33,448,555 | 70.58 | 37,584,867 | -11.01 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 10,343 | 0.02 | 1 | 1,034,200.00 |
| 26 | Ores, slag and ash | 9,212 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 4,709 | 0.01 | 7,466 | -36.93 |
| 53 | Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn | 0 | 0.00 | 1,126 | -100.00 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 0 | 0.00 | 1,771 | -100.00 |
| 71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 0 | 0.00 | 21,852 | -100.00 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 109 | 0.00 | 330 | -66.97 |
| 85 | Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles | 0 | 0.00 | 21,289 | -100.00 |
| 97 | Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques | 0 | 0.00 | 124 | -100.00 |